Rapture 62

Three things yet to come

March 3, 2007

Joel Akin

There are three things which need to happen before the rapture is to take place. First is the stretch. The stretch is the case of the mother preparing her body for the birth. In our case the stretch is the body of the church. The church is the bride and she must begin to increase. As such this means she must prepare herself for growth. And growth is the body and is the might of the Lord.

The purpose of the stretch is also to prepare for the heart. The heart of the church must be prepared for the things which are to be revealed. She must be ready to prepare and that is the heart of the soul. In this she is the case worker who goes to the person and asks them if they wish to accept Jesus as Lord. If they do then they must explain that Jesus is Lord. And if they want to know more then they must explain that Jesus is Lord. Now if you repeat that twice it is because they must understand that Jesus is Lord. Is that essential? In a way. Think of it as stretching to accept Lordship of Christ. And that stretch is critical to what is to happen afterward.

The next part to life is the life of the living. The living are us but we must stretch our self in order to prepare for the birth. The birth is the revival time and it is the time when the Holy Spirit is poured out upon all flesh. This means that the Holy Spirit will arrive and will pour and pour and pour upon the flesh. It is a time when people thought impossible to win suddenly begin to change.

Now our nature says "I will help the change" but remember that our job is to aid as a care or case worker. We are there to facilitate growth and to help them stretch. And that means spiritually and mentally for what is to come. And in many cases as a case worker we will be stretch beyond our own knowledge. We will see things that do not make sense because the Holy Spirit is working with this person as if they were really there. So in a way you might, as a case worker, be asked by God to pray and that's it. That would be my situation. I might speak a few places but there might be some who like it and want me to keep speaking. I could but I don't really want to live out of a suitcase. And besides I don't believe that is my true calling.

That doesn't mean I won't be involved. I plan to write about these events and that is part of my calling. A calling where I will be a scribe. And a scribe isn't just a recorder of last days events but a moderator as well. So God is going to use me to help moderate the situation as it happens. To do that requires help and people and aid. And that means being a Spokesman which is another calling. And that means being willing to appear on television. And though I have the experience I need help with my appearance. So God will help me with that as I really do hate appearing in suits. Its just that suit and tie is all I need. Good jeans and no one will know the difference.

There are going to be changes and that will be my appearance. God is going to heal me and I will begin to change once they see me. I will go through transformation of appearance and go through changes. That means I need to lose weight and that is going to be difficult. Not by choice but by faith.

I wanted to mention these things as a sign of things to come. I am older, around 48 and I'll be 49 in June. Then next year I'll be 50. God wants me healed and that means my appearance must be public so that by the time I'm finished they will see me grow younger day by day. And that means it will be commented on again and again and again. And it will be real and it will be a sign to the people who see it. And that will convince them of some things. Eventually I'll return to around the age of 25 but with maturity. Some will think it a scam and others will think it a fake. But the majority will accept it and will rejoice as each day God restores and takes away an aspect of the curse. And each day they will ask what it is that is being done.

Now this isn't part of the rapture just part of what God hopes to do in my life. It won't be easy because I tend to be reclusive and I need that as part of my prayer life. I need time to think and time to pray. And I need time free from influence. And that means my evenings. And so that has to be of the Lord.

The stretching must continue in other regions. Lets say that the stretch is to the ball park. How are people going to learn and be guided if they don't understand? The answer is the Holy Spirit must lead and those who are young are the best teachers. And that isn't going to be easy for established preachers or teachers who want to add things of the law. This was the problem in the early days and it is the problem of this time as well. People want to add and add and they want it their way.

The honest response is that God will make men acceptable to Salvation. And that means they will be open in a way that is not possible without prayer. So there is going to be a need for training and that is where I will play a role. God intends for me to live in Los Angeles for a time. And from there I can spread the news of the gospel. He will prepare those who are called and they know or will know they are called. It sounds haphazard but there is a spirit on the loose who tries everything and it is evil. And that is sin and sin is the evil loose in this world. And it is the evil God has to tame. And that means prayer. And prayer is the one thing I like to do and want to keep liking to do. So that means I have to be able to pray in private. Some will want a joint prayer time but that is difficult as I have a private time which God desires for me. So people will want public prayer and that is okay but each person needs to find God in their own way. Public prayer isn't essential for prayer to work.

Now there is a scripture where it talks about their being greater impact where two or three are gathered together in His name. This is true when there is teaching. But prayer is meant to be of the closet. Now don't take this as a law but remember prayer is of closet and teaching is of gathering. And when people are together its okay to pray but remember the best prayer is what you do in the closet. And that is with you and the Lord in prayer speaking things that don't need public viewing. We take things to prayer that should be kept silent. We don't always use wisdom in this area.

The second way to prepare for the Lords return is to pray with success. Praying with success sounds foolish. After all one prays and asks and seeks but especially listens. And so success is like saying "Lets ask for billions to be saved" and then God says "Ok, but that will require prayer." And so it would and the people who want to be involved are scared at the person who is saying these things because he comes with signs and wonders. And that is the way this story will happen. And so they think "I can't live with this change" and they want to back off. So that is the way of men when success comes. They think "I need to back off so God can take over" but they don't know that success is part of the rapture. And also part of the growth. Now the stretch is of the body expanding or preparing to expand but the growth is the child. And the child is what the church must bear. This is what the church has prepared for.

Now here is the critical juncture. We have thousands of denominations and we all want to portray out belief upon the crowd. Some of us would demand it. And that is where trouble enters in because that is of spirits and not of God. God gives freedom and that is where peace has to enter in. If we force denomination at the stage of the rapture then there will be no people who will go to that church. They'll be seen as devils and not men.

Now some will be bothered if I say this is the rapture which the church is waiting for. We want revival and then rapture. But suppose the rapture has more then two stages. What if the dead in Christ did rise and then we who are alive and remain are to be caught up to be with the Lord. We don't want to go empty handed. So there will be a time of growth and that time is essential for us to understand. It is a time when men will be men and women will be women. And they need training. And so there will have to be wise men and they will have to have a word from the Lord.

Now this is critical because the media has their spokesmen and women they call on. If there confused by everything they will ask for help. And they will get people who are confused and wondering and suggesting one thing and another. Thus God has to find a way of bringing me to the table. And I know this is arrogant but I have to be trained and perhaps retrained as I have little confidence in myself. I see people out there who might arise and speak of me as a child. And I am. I have little understanding because I have to rely for God. And I won't be able to speak on some areas until I've prayed. And when I do then I'll speak on it. And if there are too many questions I'll have to pray for hours and I don't think that is the purpose of this story.

So God will have to aid me and say "I don't know but if God shares it with me I'll explain it," and that will have to do.

Growth is going to be of finances. It is going to be of people. It is going to be of people who want to build. And it will be important for people to have a place to live who travel far and have few places to stay. This means those who are to come must be prepared for what will be there for them. God isn't going to leave people hungry. He doesn't want them wandering the streets wishing they had a place to stay. For Los Angeles must find it in their heart to put them up. And that means God must be sure to weed out the evil first and that is why only those called will be going to this story.

It is part of history that this will be the first time an unknown will become part of the story of a famous city. Overnight a man will be called to be part of the story of life. And that is where I come in. I have been through it and there are few who know it better then me. Now that simply means God will grant me desire and help because I don't really see or understand it all. If that seems confusing its because I pray and ask God and get inspiration.

Growth is still the most important part of the story. It will be so big that people will be afraid. It will overwhelm everyone and the entire world will wonder at these things. No, not the mark of the beast or the antichrist. I am not the antichrist nor do I wish to be. I am not the beast and nor do I wish to be. I am just a man writing thoughts down by faith.

There is a third part to the rapture and this means to the growth leading up to it.

Let me explain clearly that I believe the birth will take place in November and probably towards the end. Maybe sooner if I keep praying hard. Its just that God has to overcome based on sign and wonder. And that is His sign and His wonder. And that is why this story is so strange.

Lets make something clear. God is going to return. That is part of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. He is coming with signs and wonders. He is coming to over power the evil on earth. He will come and those who are ready will see him. Those who hear of it will mourn. It will help prepare the hearts of those who are to be left. That might be many.

Now this leaving isn't as it seems. God is returning to earth. He is leaving some behind. I am among those who will be left but I'm not going anywhere. I'm just going to be prepared for a different type of story. And that means I'll remain and help people in North America, America specifically, to be ready. I will live in various places but I will insist on time off every summer. And that will be my story that my summer begins in May and go to the end of September. And I will be ready for healing by this time.

The final saga is yet to come. More then anything I want to be there to see my Lord. I want God to be home. I want all things to fall back to the very origins God made for man. And that means we finally wake up to our destiny. For God is real and it will be a shock. And it will wake us up in a way nothing else can. It will be a wondrous shock and it will make us happy. And we will see God as one who is more then just what we've put to a name. We will see Him as He is. And we will rejoice in Him for all eternity.